Forthcoming events

09 August, 2013 by chairman

Saturday Organ Concert Series 2013-14

12 October 2013, 5.30pm
St Peter's Church, St Albans

Graham Barber (UK) plays Schmidt, Reger, Bach and Karg-Elert

Graham Barber has been described by Gramophone Magazine as 'one of the organ world's finest organists.' He is Emeritus Professor at the University of Leeds and organist at St Bartholomew's Armley, home of the famous Schulze organ.

Free entry; retiring collection.

Forthcoming events

09 August, 2013 by chairman

Saturday Organ Concert Series 2013-14

14 September 2013, 5.30pm
St Albans Cathedral

Naomi Matsui (Japan) plays Bruhns, Buxtehude and Bach.

Naomi Matsui is one of Japan's most distinguished organists. She is music advisor to both the Tokorozawa Cultural Center and the Muza Kawaski Symphony Hall, where she is artistic director of organ programming.

Free entry; retiring collection.

Prizewinners in 2013

04 August, 2013 by chairman

Congratulations to the prize-winners of the 50th Anniversary competitions

Congratulations to all our prize-winners who were presented with their awards at a ceremony in St Albans Cathedral on Saturday 20 July 2013

1st Prize Interpretation and IOF Gold Medal: Simon Thomas Jacobs (UK)

1st Prize Improvisation and Tournemire Medal: Martin Sturm (Germany)

Joint Second Prize Interpretation: Anna–Victoria Baltrusch (Germany) & Benjamin Sheen (UK)

Audience Prize: Simon Thomas Jacobs

Peter Hurford Bach Prize: Jihoon Song (South Korea)

Jon Laukvik Prize: Benjamin Sheen

Douglas May Award: David Cassan (France)

Festival dates

04 August, 2013 by chairman

Our festivals in 2014 and 2015

18-20 July 2014 – Festival Weekend

9-18 July 2015 – 28th International Festival & Organ Competitions

‘The IOF @ 50': a look back at the Festival's 50 Years

29 June, 2013 by archivist

If you have ever wondered, or tried to remember, when some events took place in past Festivals - the information can be found here.

An historical guide to the Festival is now available to read
on-line, from the Archive page.

It includes information about the organ competitions, the jurors and ALL the competition prize-winners; the artists and ensembles; lecturers; cabaret; the innovations; special events, and visits.

Much of the information was extracted from the Festival programmes, the Organ Competition brochures, International Organ Festival Society Newsletters, Minutes of AGMs and other documents in the IOF Archive.

It also includes some fascinating inside stories and details from past festivals.